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They were once more common than white tailed deer, but now bisonlive only in controlled and managed herds.  Today on Talk of Iowa Charity Nebbe talks about why bison are so captivating as well as the future of bison in North America.

Joining the conversation is artist Michael Wilson who spent hours at Prairie City's Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge capturing a year in the life the herd which resides there. Also wildlife biologists Karen Viste-Sparkman from Neal Smith and Lee Jones of the US Fish and Wildlife Service how the species is being

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Charity Nebbe is the host of IPR's Talk of Iowa